At Work, de Blasio Finds Full Plate of Headaches

One of his chief aides, Howard Wolfson, appeared on CNN and WNYC radio to say that some of the remarks at Mr. de Blasio’s inauguration, including by the singer Harry Belafonte, had unfairly characterized the departing mayor’s record.

Asked on Thursday about “anti-Bloomberg” remarks at his inauguration ceremony, Mr. de Blasio said he disagreed with the premise.

“I made clear my real respect for Mayor Bloomberg,” he said. “It’s not a secret that I’ve had some disagreements with him on policy, but I honored with a whole heart what he didto this city.”

New York City blind man saved by guide dog will have to give up dog over insurance coverage

The lab, named Orlando, will be 11 on Jan. 5, and will be retiring soon, Cecil Williams, 61, said. His medical benefits will cover a new guide dog but won’t pay for a non-working dog, so he’ll be looking for a good home for Orlando.

“If he had the money,” Williams said, “I would definitely keep him.”

Williams, who lives in Harlem, was at the 145th Street station in New York City at around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when he began to feel faint. Despite the best efforts of the dog, a black Labrador named Orlando, Williams tumbled over the platform edge and onto the tracks.

..In the U.S.A. While the 21st Century escapes condemnation and in some thinking, it is perfectly OK for the continent of Africa to continue raping, pillaging, torturing and killing its Black citizens.